Load-shedding stage 2 is back- starting tonight
Eskom will implement stage 2 loadshedding from 21:00 to 06:00 tomorrow morning due to system constraints and our depleting emergency resources.
Here is the schedule for Mbombela:
21h00 – 23h30
Block14
West Acres, Ilanga area, Macadamia, Halls, Stadium
23h00 – 01h30
Block 3 & 6
Rocky’s Drift. Phumlani White river and Msholozi area
Friday
03h00 – 05h30
Block 1
Riverside precinct
“We have been using pumped-storage schemes and open-cycle gas turbines extensively over the past few days in order to supplement capacity, and we need to replenish these overnight. The risk of stage 2 load-shedding remains for tomorrow (Friday) into the weekend, but we will review the status of the system and communicate tomorrow morning.”
Unplanned outages were slightly reduced at 12 683 MW as at 13:30 this afternoon.
READ: Load-shedding: Why some areas are affected and others not
“We unreservedly apologise to South Africans for the negative impact this may have on them. Customers are advised to check their load-shedding schedules on the Eskom or municipal websites depending on who supplies them. We want to assure the nation that we continue to work tirelessly to bring back online units that experienced breakdowns. Keeping generation units outages below 9 500 MW is part of a plan to manage our ageing fleet and bring stability back into the power system,” said Eskom in a statement.
